When Alberto Padron (EMBA ’09) was working on his master’s degree in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), he thoroughly enjoyed his classmates in the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) group. “From that first getting-to-know-each-other event in the Florida Keys, all through our intense collaboration, it was a great group,” […]
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New yoga studio combines Zen with the art of EMBA business plans.
Follow your bliss. It’s sage advice that rings true for Cybele Chamas (EMBA ’04) as she combines her passion for yoga with her business acumen to launch Miami-based CORPO Yoga Studio. Chamas began practicing yoga more than a decade ago. She’s spent time in the corporate world too—and she knows how tension takes its toll […]
Graduate students tackle real problems, real solutions for Raymond James.
Financial services company Raymond James, like others in the industry, just weathered a tough year. So where does Raymond James turn for advice on how to move forward successfully in the wake of the financial crisis? To savvy business graduate students from six Florida universities participating in the 2010 Intercollegiate Case Competition. Competition provides learning […]
Event brings EMBA students face to face with industry heavyweights.
What does it take to succeed in the often-turbulent world of business? Students from Florida International University’s (FIU) Executive MBA (EMBA) program recently put that question directly to some of the world’s leading CEOs. Along with their peers from Nova Southeastern University and the University of Miami, the EMBA students were guests at a luncheon […]
Strategic use of social media levels playing field cost-effectively.
Business schools with significant resources—such as full-time public relations personnel—can cultivate relationships with reporters in the hopes of gaining coveted press coverage. Now, thanks to social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, a whole new group of players can be pro-active and get their message out in a very cost-effective way. Case in […]
New Florida International University president meets with Dean’s Alumni Circle members.
Just 10 days into his presidency, Mark Rosenberg, president, Florida International University (FIU), has already connected with an important group in the College of Business Administration: the Dean’s Alumni Circle. The meeting, arranged by Joyce Elam, executive dean of the business school, brought Rosenberg to the building complex for a two-hour session with Circle members […]
Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok hold surprises for Executive MBA students.
The Global Business Trip, which enables students to experience international business firsthand, is a key element of the college’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program. “It’s wonderful to read about another country and to learn about the business opportunities there, but you don’t really understand the cultural differences or the political issues until you are able to […]
Executive MBA program prepares alumnae for entrepreneurial success.
Executive MBA program prepares alumnae for entrepreneurial success. Featuring Cathy Pareto, President and Founder, Cathy Pareto & Associates, Inc. and Karla Arguello, Executive Vice President, Cathy Pareto & Associates, Inc. [flv:http://business.fiu.edu/newsletters/BizBuzz/v05n03/pareto2.flv 500 334]
Executive MBA students hit the road to see how China does business.
Executive MBA students visiting General Motors in Shanghai The College of Business Administration’s Executive MBA (EMBA) program offers entrepreneurs and professionals the opportunity to integrate new knowledge and apply new skills and insights into their current work. Classroom learning—including courses on international business and global finance—plays a key role in the EMBA experience. The coursework […]
Classmates, colleagues, and faculty come together to celebrate tenth anniversary of Executive MBA program.
From left, co-founders of the college’s Executive MBA program, former management professor Sherry Moss and Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam, along with long-time program manager Steve Beste More than 120 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and advisory board members gathered on April 14, 2007, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the College of Business Administration’s Executive […]